tl;dr: • We will literally die without rest. Literally. Finding time for rest is not a #firstworldproblem; it’s about survival. • We are not built to persist incessantly, but to oscillate from effort to rest and back again. On average we need to spend 42 percent of our time—ten hours a day—on rest. If we don’t take the time to rest, then our bodies will revolt and force us to take the time. • Human Giver Syndrome tells us it’s “self-indulgent” to rest, which makes as much sense as believing it’s weak or self-indulgent to breathe. • Getting the rest your body requires is an act of resistance
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